Engineering Laboratory Technician

Renesas Electronics, a leading global semiconductor company, is rapidly scaling its AI-focused power delivery business. Products include high-performance digital power VRMs, multiphase controllers, Smart Power Stages (SPS), Vertical Power Stages (SPS with integrated capacitors and multiple silicon die), Power Towers (power modules integrating multiple SPS-equivalents with capacitors and inductors), and power MOSFETs.

As an application technician for Renesas Performance Computing Power Application engineering team, you will be part of a fast-paced power management applications team serving the AI and cloud infrastructure market. You will engage cross-functionally with a diverse team, including IC design, test engineering, firmware engineering, and systems engineering teams, to deliver the most innovative power solutions.

Responsibilities

• A broad comprehension of power electronics is required, including familiarity with power FETs, PWM controllers, magnetics, lab equipment, and automation.
• Help senior applications engineers in the lab, i.e., bench setup, soldering and desoldering components, lab measurements, and designing ad hoc test jigs.
• Procure components from various distributors, stock the lab and maintain relationships with component vendors.
• Manage lab inventory, own the annual calibration cycle, and fix/upgrade lab equipment by working with various vendors.
• Help procure quotes from various equipment and lab service vendors. Maintain a database of lab purchases, quotes, and inventory.
• Help engineers with automation, occasionally (< 10%), travel to customer sites to help with component rework and help with system validation.

This role requires a high-level understanding of power management. At least 5 years' experience in a semiconductor company or a power supply manufacturer is required, along with extensive lab work.

A customer applications technician should be proficient with:

• Oscilloscopes, power sources, analyzers, and electronic loads
• Curve tracers for MOSFET characterization, LCR meters, multimeters and function generators
• Soldering (SMD, fine‑pitch components, rework)
• PCB assembly/debug (trace continuity, component verification)
• Wiring power stages, heatsinks, and thermal sensors
• Setting up automated test benches using lab automation scripts is a plus
• Logging data measurement accurately, creating plots and summaries for engineers
• Basic understanding of IC packaging and bond‑wire effects, high‑integrity probing techniques are a plus

Education

• An Associate's Degree in Electrical Engineering

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